Splint-boxing machinery.



A. B. CALKINS.

SPLINT BOXING MACHINERY.

nrmonmu rum) AUG 14,1902

Patented Mar. 80, 1909.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR dfi/flmu 14 mbRNEYs A. B. GALKINS.

SPLINT BOXING MACHINERY. .nruoumn nun 176.14, 190a.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

8 SHEETS-$32121 3.

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS A. B. CALKINS.

SPLIN T BOXING MACHINERY.

LPPLIOATION rum) AUG.14, 1906.

4) A 10mm Patented Mar.30,1903.

. 6 8KBBT8-SHEET 4.

INVENTOR WITNESSES:

A. B. CALKINS.

sr'mm' BOXING MACHINERY.

5FPLIOA1IOH FILED AUG. 14, 1906.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

INVENTOR #M mmzvs ALMQN B. CALKINS, OF BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

SPILINT-BOXING MACHINERY.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented March. 30, 1909.

Application filed August 14, 1506. smi is. $0,554.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALuox B. Cnuuss, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Bellevill'e, county of Essex; Stateof NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful lm ic-vemems in Splint-Boxing Machinery, of'which the following is a specification, referencebeinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to splint boxing machinery, and particularly tomeans employed in connection with match making machinery for unloadingthe finished matches and aching them in predetermined quantities inoxes.

My invention consists in many novel combinstions of arts and details ofconstruction, having or their main" object the positive delivery of apredetermined quantity of splints or matches into boxes nutomaticnllymoved into position to receive them, the said splints delivered andpacked evenly in the said boxes. Careful provisionis also madeagainstthe possibility of accidental ignition of the splints, and meansis also provided whereby the mechanism may be quick]; and readilyadjusted for the purpose of delivering, different redeterminedquantities in the individuafreceiving boxes, as may be desired.-

11 order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now proceedto describe an embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanyingdrawings illustrating same, l1!l(l W1ll t-hcn point out the novelfeatures in claims.

In the drawin igure l is a view in front elevation o the machine. Fig. 2is a view in side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a view in transversevertical scvtion therethrough, the plane of section being substantiallyupon the line of Fig. t. Fig. 4 is a top view of the machine with crtain parts broken away. Fig. 5 is a view in horizontal section of thesame, thc plane of section being substantially upon the plane of theline 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. (i is u detail view of certain parts, includingthe means for timing the operation of the box carrier, and for moxingempty boxes into position in the machine. Fig. 7 is a detail view ofcertain cams employed for reciprocating doors thereof. R is a detail topricw partial horizontal section of a box cnriici and certain mechanismemployed for centertransverse sectional view of the same. Fig.

11 is a detail transverse sectional view of the vertical shaft throughwhich step by step movements are transmitted to the splint carryingdevices, and of certain correlated mrts. Fig. 12 21 detail view on anenlarged scale in transverse vertical section, showing the ejectingmeans for the splints, the intermediate conveyer and the receiving boxcarrier. Fig. 13 is a detail view showing particularly the intermediateconveyer and the means for operating the discharge doors therefor. Fig.14 is a detail view, showing particularly the tripping mechanism for thadmission door of the intermediate conveyer. F 1g. 15 is :1 def ii Lewon an enlarged scale, of certain of the parts shown in Fig. 14, butshowing them in diilerent relative positions. llcfcrring to the drawingsby reference clnu'uctcrs, 2O designates the side frames of the machinand 21 the hose plate thereof.

22 is th main driving shalt, joumaled in suitable bcarin' '3 upon thebase plate 21, the said shaft 0 mg a miter gear 24, which nicshcs with nsimilar miter gear 25 upon a cam shaft 26. The com shaft 26 is jonmsledin bearings in the. 11min frame of the nun-hinc, and in addition tocarrying the cam 27, which scrvcs to impart stcp by step movements tothe splint carrying; devices, is provided with u pinion '38, throughwhich, by connection with a spur gear 20, it iinpnrts rotnr movemcnts toan int crmcdiatc shalt. 30. The cam 27 cnga zrcs It cum follower curriedby an arm 3] of n tpuulrunt. 32, said quadrant arranged in mcsh with apinion 33, which is mounted loosely upon a vcrt ic-nl transmitting shaft3 butto which is rigidly sccurvd :1 disk 35. The disk 35. carrics apluralitv ol' pnvtls 36, said pauls nrnmgcd to engage the tr-cth of a.ratchet whwl 37, which is mounted fast 12 ion the vertical transmittingshalt 3}. he said |)a|.\\"l.\ 2116 and thr ratch t \\'l'-. 'cl 37appi-nr clearly in l'iy,v H of thidrawings, the dish 31 carrying thembeing. however, rlnovcd in unh'l to show i pzuls' which arc .arramgcdinrmcdiatcl i' beneath sumo. Tho the conveyor and opera ing the(llst'lltll'fl' dis-i; appears in hi 5, the supporting pins l'ur th:said pziwls ing' also indicated in this heart. 'l'lm ar: 2?. in itsrotiition, imparts reciprocating lliU\' llll"l S to the sector 32,

2 r I 916,666 I and hence to the inion 33, but est-he pawls 36 will onlyactive y operate upon the ratchet wheel 37 and the shaft 34 in onedirection,

the said reciprocating movements of tha pinion 33 result in step by stepmovements of the shalt 34 always'in the same direction, )CTlOdS of restalternating with the said step lay step movements. The vcixical shaft 34carries worms 38, which engage worm wheels 39 11 ion horizontal shafts40. The horizonta shafts 40 are mounted in bearings 41 in a frame member42, which is ])l\'()1:ill}' connect: :1 at 43 to a bracket 44 secured toone of the side frames 20, and forming a part of the main frame of themachine. At the side of the frame member 42, opposite to its pivotalconnection 43, it is secured by means of a belt or bolts 45 to anotherbracket 45. similar to the bracket 44. The shafts 21 carry sprocketwheels 47, which supportand drive a splint carrier 48, which mayconveniently be in the form of an endless (i lulll. This carrier 48passcs down at the trout of the swinging frame member 42, the side edgesthereof being guided between said frame member and portions of thebrackets l and 46.

It will be noted that immediate access may be obtained to the carrierchain, and the said carrier chain may he immediately freed from itsengagement with other parts of the, machine by merely loosening the boltor bolts 45 and swmgin the h'amc'mcmber 42 upon its pivot 43. The wormwheels 39 and worms 38 will readily disengage, and may be as readilyrengagcd when the frame member is swung around into position again.

in order that the chain carrier may be held positively against movem ntduring the periods of rest intermediate the step by step movementsimpartcd thereto, 1 have provided a locking device comprising a dog 40,arranged to engage not chcs 50 in a disk 51, which is fast upon theshaft- 3-1}, the said ring -19 being operated ml the proper time bymeans of a cam 52 upon the cam shaft 26. The com 51 operates to releasthe dog 4!) from engagement with a notch 50 upon the initial nnwcmcntofthe shaft- 34, but permits the said dog to engage another notch at thetermination of the feeding movement of the said shaft, and to remain inengagement with such notch so as to positively lock the shaft 34against. movement during the entire return movement of the disk 35 andpinion 33. Means are provided for ejecting certain of the s lintscarried by the splint. carrier during tic time the said splint carrieris held.

thus stationary. This ejecting means comprises a plurality of phnu'cis53 carried by a plunger head 54. San mounted to reciprocate in verticalways in a bracket 55, secured to the frame mcmlzer 42, the plungers 53being disposed m a hnc nth 5 one or more rows of the splints carried bythe plunger head is I said splint carrier (see Fig. 3). The plunger head54 is operated by means of an arm 56 mountcd u or. a rock shaft .57, towhich is also scc-urct another arm 58. The saiclarm 58 is connected bymeans of a connecting rod .39 with an operating lever 00 fulcrumcd at 61and engaged by a cam 62 upon the intermediate shaft- 30. The com 62 iscon structed and timed to give a rapid forward and lachward movement tothe plunger head 50 while the carrier chain is at rest, whereby splintsin a line with the said plum-- gcrs will be ejected. The splints thusejected conveyor 63, which is mounted and arranged to he horizontallyreciprocatod in front of the carrier chain 18 and in line with theplungers The said conveyer is suspended from slides 64 mounted inguidevcays 65 in brackets 66 secured to the frame brackets 44 and 46*The slides 64 are provided with t-rurnions 67, which are engaged by arms68 mounted upon a roclt shaft 6!). The said rock shaft 69 is 'ournaledin suitable bearings upon the frame brackets 44 and 46, and at one endcarries an operating arm 70, which is connected by means of a connectingrod 71 with an operating lever 72. Said 0 )ernting lever is fulcrnmcdat. 73 to the si e frame 70, and is engaged by 1 cam 74 upon theintermediate shaft 30'. The cam 74 is constructed and timed to reci)rocate the conveyor immediatcly after the plungers have operated toeject. the splints from the chain carrier.

Referring 10;. particularly to Figs. 12, 13, 14 and 15, which illustratethc'conveyer and its operating mechanism on an enlarged scale, it willle seen that the said conveyor is provided with a door or gate 75, whichis pivoted at the rear thereof in proximity to In l ig. 12 the said dooror gate is shown in a horizontal or open position, while in Fig. 14 itis shown in a vertical or closed position.

he door is arranged to l-e-in its horizontal or op n position when theconveyor is i brought back to receive the splints, and is arranged to beclosed immediately upon the forward movement of the conveyor, alter thesplints have been received there y. The i said door or gate is shown asprovided with It spring 7 6, which normally exerts a pressure thereon toclose it. A dog 77, which secured to the said door or gate, is, however,engaged by a cam piece 78, during the rearward mmcment of the convqvcr63, by which the said door or gate is forced open during such rmrvardmovement, and held open while the said rearward movement is com-.ltlcti. The cam piece- 78 is mounted in a housing 753, securedstationary in the machino, the said cam piece icing held in its ,normaloperative position l.- v means of a spring 80 mon'nted 1n the saidhousing and ipresstng upwardly against said cam piece,

are arrm'iged to be received by a receiving.

the mint at. which the splints are admitted.

laterally from the cum piece 78.

91e,eee i the said spring forming a yielding means b which the cam placemay he forced downward when desired. The conveyer. 63 enrries a detent8] spring or gravity held in the position in whieh it, is shown in Fig.H. A port-ion. of this defiant Si is arranged horizontallv in line witha pm 52 wlneh projeets said conveyor 63 is moving rem'w.--.r..ll y, L44.,

in the direction of the arrow of Fig. 14, the

(latent will engage the said pin 82, hutwill loss over some rein"uernntted to turn on 2 3 7 h I its axis lly yielding of its spring, Theconveyer moves to distance suliieient to allow I the. detent to pussclear to the opposite side of the pin 82. \Yhen the conveyor 6 lreginsto more in the opposite direction, he delent will opemti'rely engage thepin 8'2. the said (la-tent l'eing prewnled upon its sunport in thodirertion in which pressure will now le applied. The deteot f dien willnotv as a. cam to foree the. mun piece 78 dowmnrrd against the upwardPFC-$8M- of its spring 80, and will so fore: it down to u upport twohoxes :herein. The enrriersmny degree sufficiently to release the (lm toallow the door or got-c T5 to :pu shut. This quicl. movement of the door1)! gate is denim-d9, ior'l'he reason llliti. umng the said g may hecaused to art upon the rear of the splints to impart :i slight in: l

thereto, so to enforce ilnrir completely entering the convoyolt In otherword in case the plungers fail to lure the. splints all i the way intothe. eonve \-'ur, the m-tioo oi the said door or gate will lesuch as toconmlete the necessary movenmnts thereof. It will to g noticed that theupper or outer end of th door or gate has n slightslmulder S3, suehthere being prefernhlr on many compnrlnzents as ther are splmts in :1row.

rerzeiring Lhe splints fr m iwo rons at z:

time, and by reason ml the fuel thin the splints m msm i-utive rows inthe enrrier nro staggered with respect to adjacent. runs, th

walls of the said ronipnrtim-nts are made slanting, aunt 8-1. llnrhcnmpurlnn-nt is pm- I vided with a discharge door 5, \\'lll' ll extendsobliquely aeross the disrlmrge end of I provided with operating arms 86,eaeh in hen the from ttllllllltf pivot pins of these disrhurge doorspenvtrute to the cxil'rior of the C()ll\'( :tl', and are each turnpivotrdly connected with a horizontal her 87. The said horizontal bar 87terminates in a eylindrie key .88, which is fitted to ways 8!) in anan-m 90. The said arm 90 is I serured-tu, or formed as a part of, anoperfatnig arm J1, pivotally mounted upon a hrnclcet Q2 and eonneeted bymeans of :1 mm neat-i115: rod 93 with a lever 94 Yule-ruined at 1 9-3and engaged by n peripheral ennrlltl. The said cam 96 is arranged uponthe ueripherv oi the disk in whieh is the crown cam 74, which operuiesto meiproeate the convex-er, i as allure set forth. he earn 96 is soiositioned and timed as to open the discharge l doors 85, after tht01lVC- \'t?1' has been znuved j ti the limit of ifs movement away-fromthe h means of carriers (17. (hit of these rarriers is shown inhorizontal suction in Fig. 8,

the mid earrier lu ing arranged to reeeive imd lu: arranged, of course,to support 11 single hox, or no number of boxes, as may he dc- E Hired.'lhrsaid nirrier comprises side and nd walls, togelhrr with one or morepurtr lions 9 in run. more thun one box is to he supported ilereh and iiis also provided with sepnruling plates tl),nf \vhii-h there :nny in! nplurality for eurh box supported. These 1 plates 0!) are preferablysecured to the side walls at points nhove the edges of the box or hoxesto he supported in the carrier, as will i be readily understood hreferenre to Fig. 12. The lower edges of the side walls urourruuged tolhire outwardly, whereby the; will form projecting tongues, \rhir'h mayhe lifted to \mys lllll in a table Hit. The luhh: ltll is securrd to theside frames 20 of the nmehine, 21nd overhangs some for mine distunve oneither side. .douuted in in ventral groove l 302, in {he mid lnhle HH, aslide 103, said ;slide hurin an abutment [04 arranged to ngngr. am endmill f a ho r'zirz'if-r 97. A (total orstrup i is t'onnerted to the slidat its inner end, mild mm! or strap pas over the pulley H76, and beingserured at its I opposite end ther to. The pulley 106 is mounted ltn\'l'l upon :1 horizontal shaft, 107. 5 and secured to the. said pulleyHill in another pulley lU.\ slrnp 11m P215305 around the pulley ill-aand is x-wrr-d theroto :it one ond, it. opposite end l)('lll :ittnehedto :z plunger lltl, which is mounted in a cylinder lll. spring, I]? isrunner-ted at one end to the 5 plunger Hi) and at the ollnr end to thehut- [um nl l-l\('t' \'lll|!l41 Ht, said spring: :n-ting to exerteonstnnt llnslon upon the word or strap 10!), $0 as to revolve thepmlleys lot; and IB in the dirwsiou of lhe arrow, Fig. ti. The piston orhlungerl ill and ryhndor lll l act. as a dash pot or air thech dou rc Lopre tnrrier ehain 1'8, 21!. which time the said (-on' rhino. and arexupported in position the-rein,

l ltl right) upon the table 101, or it may rest until pushed fartheralong by still another ox carrier being inserted and fed. along upon thetable of the machine, in any event,

the said box carrier, finally arriving at the 1 position in which one ofsaid carriers is shown in Fig. 1. When in this position, a treadle 141may be depressed, such treadle connected by means of a connecting rod142 and links 143 with rocker arms 144, which are provided with sharppointed pins 145 arranged to pass throu h slots or openings 146 in thewalls of the ox carriers 97, and to enter the box or boxes carriedthereby. Thus upon depression of the tr adle 141, the box or boxeswithin the box carrier 97, at thatmomentopposite the said fingers, willbe engaged by said fingers, and will be held firmly thereby to permitthe box carrier to be lifted up and removed from the. table 101. Theboxes will now rest freely upon the table 101, except for theirengagement by the. pins of said rocker arms, and the (carrier may havefresh empty boxes inserted therein, and be used over again. The table101 is provided at points immediately in mlvance of the box or boxes asthe) are now resting upon table, with side guides H7 and with springlingers 148 secured to an arch 1,49. The arch and spring lingetS 148 arearranged of such size as to just permit the filled boxes to passtberethrough, while the said lingers are. arranged to contract slightly,that is to Sn they deflectinwardly toward the ri ht, and tubes or boxcovers 150 are guide toward them between the side guides 147, tl saidtubes or box covers surrounding the free ends of the said lingers andreceiving the fingers within them. The 1 fingers 145 then form guides bywhich the boxes may be readily inserted into the tubes or covers, theoperator pus-lung thiblh-l boxes forward With one hand, fr m h-ft'to ridlt, and inse ting the tubes into position with the other hand fromright. "to left. VVh-cn the boxes are forced into the tubes. the tubesand boxes may he removed together, and will then be ready for shipment.The rocker arms being operated by n trcadlc, the hands of the operatorwill be entirely free to manipulate the boxes and covers, so that theoperation of holding and releasing the boxes will in no way interferewith the manual manipulation thereof. The parts just described, relatingto the inserting of the boxes into the tubes, will be best understood byreference to Figs. 1, 4, 9 and It).

From the foregoing, it will be seen that l have devised means wherebysplints. or matches may be positiwly discharged from a. carrier andpositively insert d in predetermined rphm itics in boxes nuiv ltity willbe inserted into the boxes, 'md this quantity may be varied exactly inaccordance with such redetermination. it will also be seen that I laveprovided for the ra id disposition of the boxes after they are til ed,and for the ready assembling of the same with their tubes or covers.

What I claim is:

1. In splint unloading and boxing appara Lus, the combination with asplint carrying means adapted to resent splints in a substantiallyhorizontalposition, of horizontally arranged to receive s lints ejectedthere y, means for horizonta ly reciprocating said conveyor toward andaway from the carrying means, and means operated independcntl of themovement of the conveyer for dischargingsplints therefrom.

2. In splint unloading and boxing apparatus, t. to combination withsplint carrymg means adapted to resent splints in a substantiallyhorizontal position, of ejecting means therefor, a conveyor arran ed toreceive splints ejected thereby, sai conveyor provided with means forclosing the opening through which th=- splints are received, means forhorizontally reciprocating said conveyer toward and away from thecarrying means, and means operated by the movement of the conveyor forcausing the operation of said closing means.

3. In splint unloading and boxing apparatus, the combination with ahorizontally reciprocating conveyor arranged to receive splintspresented horizontally thereto, of plungers for forcing the splints intothe conveyor, and means other than the plunge-rs for imparting a blow tothe splints at the rear thereof to force the completion of theirmovement into the conveyer.

4. ln splintunloading and boxing apparatus, the combination with ahorizontally l rec procating conveyor arranged to receive splintspresented horizontally thereto, of plungers for forcing the splints intothe conveyor, and means other than the plungers for imparting a blow tothe splints at the rear thereof to force the completion of theirmovement into the conveyor, said means comprising a hinged door or gateprovided with a shoulder at its free end.

5. In splint unloading and boxing apparatus, the combination with ahorizontally reciprocating cunveyer arran ed to receive splint-spresented horizonta ly thereto, of plungers for forcing the splints intothe conveyor, and means other than the plungers for imparting a blow tothe splints at the rear thereof to force the compietion of theirmovement into the 'con o et. said means vom )rising at door or gatepivotally carried 1 by the said carrier, sprin means tending to move thesame from a su stantially horizontsl to a substantially verticalposition, and

reciprocating ejectors therefor, a conve or horizontally reciprocatinging same toward and from a source of supply,

a door or gate pivoted to the rear of said conveyor, :1 spring tendingto close said door or gate cam means operating during the movement ofthe-conveyor in one direction to hold the said door or 0 open, and atrip adapted to release the said door from engagement with the cam. uponthe movement of the carrier in the. other direction.

7. In splint unloading and lmxingapparstus, the combination with ahorizontally reciprocating conveyor, means for laterally reciprocatingsame toward and from a source of supply, and means for presentingsplints horizontally thereto, of a. door or gate 75 pivoted to the rearof said conveyor, :1 spring tending to close said door or gate, a dog 77secured to said door or gate, a ram piece 78 arranged in the path ofmovement of said dog, av trip 81 arranged to engage a portion fastwithsaid cam, and spring means whereby said cam will yield alien engaged bysaid trip in one direction, said cam piece arranged to engage andoperate the dog 71 when the conveyer is moving in the other direction.

8. In splint unloading and boxing apparatus, the combination with ahorizontally arranged conveyor, said conveyor divided into compartmentsby oblique walls, and having angularly arranged doors closing the lowerend of-said compartments, for horizontally reciprocating the saidconveyer, and means for simultaneously operuting all said doors todischarge splints received therefrom.

9. In mechanism of the class described, the combination-with ahorizontal conveyor for s lint unloadin and boxing apparatus, divi edinto a. num 10! of compartments by a plurality of obliquely arranged\valls,.and provided with a plurality of discharge doors arrangedobliquely across the lower ends of said compartments, each pivoted inproximity to the under side. of one wall, and arranged to swing overtoward the upper side of the opposite wall, of means for laterallyreciproeating some toward and away from a source of sup ily.

10. In splint unloading and boxing apparatus,t-he combination with ahorizontally arranged conveyor divided into compartments by obli uewalls, and having obliquely arranged disc lfl1 ,doors for closing thelower ends of saiti compartments, means for said conveyer toward andaway from a source of supply, means for presenting splints thereto wienir -tsof means the conveyer is in one posit-ion, and means I operatingto 0 en the discharge doors in any pit-determiner position of theconveyor independent of the movement of the conveyor as a whole.

11. In splint unloading and boxirg apparatus, the coml.-ination with ahorizontal con- 63 divided into compartmtnts by oblique walls 84 andprovided with swinging discharge doors 85, of operating means for saiddischarge doors comprising arms 86, a bar 87, an operating arm 90 havinga sliding engagement with said bar 87, so that it will he in operativeengagement therewith in any ositicn of the conveyor, means for opera-tmgthe arm 90 at redetermined intervals of time, and means tor horizontallyreciprocating the said conveyer.

l2. Splint unloading and boxing apparatus comprising a reciprocatingconveyer adapted to receive and discharge splints, a box carrier, astationary slideway in which said carrier is mounted, yielding means forfeeding said box carrier along said slideway to a position to receivesolirits rom the (-on-' \}'(l,-l1l(3iill5 for normal y holding said boxcarrier against such feeding movement, and a, trip operated after apredetermined interval of time to release said holding means.

13. Splint unloading and boxing apparatus com rising a reciprocatingconvoys:- adapted to receive and discharge splints, a box carrier, astationary slideway in which said carrier is mounted, means in abuttingrelation with said box carrier for feeding same along said slideway,means for receiving said box carrier from the feeding means and forholding the same when the feeding means is moved a my therefrom, andmeans for moving said feeding means away from said box carrier for a newfeeding operation.

14. Splint unloading and boxing apparatus, comprising a reciprocatingconveyor adapted to receive and discharge splints, a box carrier, a.stationary slideway in which said carrier is mounted, means for feedingsaid box carrier along said slideway to a po sition to receive splint-sfrom the conveyor, and a spring linger for engaging said box carrierwhen it is moved to said receiving po silion.

15. Splint unloading and boxing apparatus, comprising a reciprocatingconveyor adapted to receive and discharge splints, a. box carrier, astationary slidewa. in which said carrier is mounted, said box carrieralong said slideway to a position to receive splints from the conveyor,a. spring linger for engaging said hex carrier when it is moved to saidreceiving position, and means for laterally vibrating the said springlinger.

16. Splint unloading and boxing appamtus comprising a reciprocatingconveyer adapted to receive and discharge splints, a

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means or feeding ing another box carrier to the position of the g thesaid 5 table arranged beneath the path of move-' ment of the conveyor, aslide having an abutl ment fitted to said table, a box carrier arrangedto slide in ways upon said table, and i adapted to be engaged by theabutment of said slide, 'ielding means for feeding forward l ide, a stopfor holding back said l slide, and tripping means for releasing the saidstop. 3 17. Splint unloading and boxing ap aratus including a tablehavin ways, a ural- I ity of box carriers fitted to slide in said wa-ys,yielding means arranged to receive and hold a box carrier in a positionto receive splints, and means automatically cont-rolled for-'feedfirstsaid box carrier, and thereby ejecting i the first said carrier from itsposition.

18. $plint unloading and boxing apnarai tus including a table havinways, a lurality of box carriers fitted to slide in sail ways, i aspring finger arranged to engage said box 5 carriers when in a positionalong said ways to receive splints, spring actuated means for Z feedingthe box carriers along said ways, a stop engaging said spring actuatedmeans, ant a trip for disengaging said stop.

19. Splint unloading and boxing ap aratus including a table havin ways,a urality of box carriers fitted to slide in sair ways, 3 a springfinger arranged to engage said box carriers when in a position alongsaid ways to receive splints, means for laterally vibrat- 1 ing saidspring finger, spring actuated means for feeding the box carriers alongsaid ways,

5 box carriers to emcee I '7 be removed fromengagement with the boxes,

said box carriers constructed with openings for the said engaging meansand with open bottoms for freeing the boxes, substantially as set forth.

21. In splint unloading and boxing apparatus, the combination with atable and box carriers arranged to move along the table, of needlemechanism, and fingers o erated thereby to gras the boxes containel inthe liold the said boxes stationary while the box carriers are beingremoved,

said box carriers constructed with side openin s for the fingers, andwith open bottoms, sn stantially as set forth.

' 22. Carriers for splint unloading and boxing apparatus comprising sideand end walls,

the said side walls provided with outwardly flaring portions 100 andhaving slots or openings 146 laterally therethrough; and separatingplates 99 secured to the side walls at their upper eornels only,substantially as set forth.

, ALMON- B. CALKINS.

Witnesses: 1

H. W. N ELon,

GEO. W' Snroxns.

